John martino



J. MARTI NO.

Fender.

No. 99,580.- Patented Feb. 8, 1870.

filhtittd fitters JOHN MARTIN 0, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 99,580, dated February 8, 1870.

FENDER FOR Finn-PLACE s'rovn.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.-

To all whom it may concern Be it'known that. I, J ons MARTINO, of the cityand county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fenders for Fire-Place Stoves; and '1. do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereoi',reihrcncc being bad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the fender.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through the fender.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section,showing the sliding door moved to one side. of the central passage through the fender.

Figure 4 is a cross-section through the fender.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in'the several figures.

The object of this invent-ion is to so construct a fender, having a continuous guard-rail, and an opening through it beneath such rail, that the ash-pan or ash-drawer, as the case may be, can he conteniently removed i'romthe ash-chamber of a fire-place stove, through said opening, without moving the tender, or any part of the guardq'ail thereof, as will be hereinafter explained.

I am aware that, previous to my invention, it has been suggestedto hinge the guard-rails of fenders for tire-place stoves, so that by swinging around the hinged sections, theash-drawers could be readily removed lrom or replaced in their chambers, and 1 do not claim such contrivances as my invention. i

The'iollowing description of my invention will enable others skilled in the art to undcrstand'it.

In the accompanying drawings A represents the base of thei'ender,;wbich is adapted to fit snugly to the front wall of the base section .of a tire-place stove.

On this base are constructed two ornamental side sections 0 O, forming two-thirds, more or less, of the length of the fender, on which section the guard-rail B is constructed,'or permanently secured. This guardrail is continuous, that is to say, it extends from one end of the fender to the other, and consequently, extends across or bridges the. space between the ornamentalsections O O, as shown in fig. 1..

The rail B may be ornamented in any desired manner, and into that portion of its bottom edge which projects from the sections 0 O, a groove, a, is made, which is continued over the space between the sections. Directly beneath groove (1, a correspondinggroove, a, is made into the projecting lip of the tender-base A.

These grooves. receive, keep in place, and afford guides for a movable section, D, which is of such length as will close the central opening through the fender,

when this section is adjusted as shownjn figs. 1 and 2.

The movable or sliding section D may be ornamented with open-work, in harmony with the side, or stationary sections 0 O, and, at its ends, or in its centre, a handle or log may be formed, to afford convenient hold, when it is desired to slide the section D to one side of the opening.

A fender, thus constructed, need occupy very little space in front of a stove, and need not be taken from its place when it is desired to remove the aslndrmver, as this draw can be conveniently removed throughthe space between the sections 0 G, and beneath the guardrail. I

It is obvious, that the guard-rail, and the filling between this rail and the fender-base, may he ornamented according to any design which fancy may suggest.

Having described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-,isl A fender, which is constructed with a continuous guard-rail, beneath which is an opening provided with a sliding seetionor door, substantially as described.

JOHN MARTIN'O.

Witnesses: J ACOB R. Massey,

J AS. 0. PENNYPAPKER. 

